• Identification showing current home address is required to obtain a card.  Name and telephone number of an area contact must also be furnished on card application.

• Children may apply for a card with parent's identification and signature.

• Patrons issued a new card are able to check out five items for the first checkout.

• After the initial checkout, patrons may check out as many items as they wish.  However, patrons are limited to four videos.

• Patrons will need to present their card each time they check out items.  The library will not check out any materials without a card.  Lost or stolen cards need to be reported immediately.  Replacement cards are available for $1.00.

• All materials may be renewed unless they are on reserve.  The library is able to renew loan periods over the phone.

• Checkout period: Books and audio materials can be checked out for three weeks and videos are loaned for one week.  Fines for overdue materials are 5 cents per day and $1.00 per day for videos.

Click here to read the Library's Circulation Policy.

Read on for other amenities available using your Sachse Library card.   

Sachse Public Library is pleased to announce a new enhanced library catalog system called Atriuum®

The Sachse Public Library is pleased to announce the implementation of a new and improved catalog system.  Obtained through a generous grant provided by the Texas State Archives and Library Commission, Atriuum, from Book Systems, Inc., is now available for remote access.  Using pin numbers, customers will be able to check the status of materials, re-check materials that are due, and put library materials on hold from practically any location.  A web-based application, Atriuum is easy to use.  Library customers will find the search features clutter-free and effortless to explore.  Any individual with experience surfing the Internet will have NO problem using this product.  The Atriuum catalog system, another technological advancement provided by the Sachse Public Library for its customers.

  Click here to access the new catalog system.

SACHSE RESIDENTS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO MATERIALS AT MORE THAN 500 LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS

TexShare Card Program has greatly expanded services to all who use the Sachse Public Library.  Sachse Library patrons are now able to borrow materials from library collections all across Texas by using a special library card called the TexShare card.  The card is accepted in a wide variety of public and academic libraries, allowing borrowers in good standing access to hundreds of books, videos, CDs and other materials at other TexShare libraries.  There are no fees attached to the TexShare card.

To qualify for a TexShare card, one must be a registered library cardholder in good standing of the Sachse Public Library.  TexShare cardholders must observe the lending policies of participating libraries. Currently, more than 500 libraries in Texas participate in the TexShare Card Program.

The value and uniqueness of the TexShare card allows libraries to offer infinitely more resources to people not only in Sachse, but people throughout Texas.  A library card from Sachse Public Library, in combination with the new TexShare card, is your ticket to a powerful network of library resources in Texas.  To learn which libraries participate in the TexShare Card Program, visit www.texshare.edu/generalinfo/about/programs.html.

The TexShare card is a component of TexShare, a service from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission that encourages cooperation and resource sharing between Texas libraries to fulfill the information needs of all Texans. 

REFERENCE USA DATABASE OFFERED AT LIBRARY

The Sachse Public Library is offering a new database.  Reference USA, an Internet-based reference service, is now available at the Sachse Public Library.  A business and residential database listing over 13 million U.S. businesses and 200 million U.S. residents, the information is compiled from the following public sources:

> more than 5,200 yellow page, business page and white page telephone directories;
> annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information;
> federal, state and municipal government data;
> Chamber of Commerce information;
> leading business magazines and newspapers;
> postal service information. 

Reference USA is easy to use and designed so that even computer novices can find the information they need.  Once you're set up, all you need is Internet access and a browser.  You can use the database either at the Library or remotely.  In order to get set up, you must have an active Sachse Public Library card.  For more information, please stop by the Library or call 972.530.8966.

Click here for more information about Reference USA.